Whistle whirl toy



1961 Y J. A. BANOCZI 2,970,402

WHISTLE WHIRL TOY 3119a Sept. 5, 195a INVENT OR JOSEPH A .BANocz I United e Pate-nib F WHISTLE WHIRL TOY Joseph A. Banoczi, Noroton Heights, Conn. (82 West Ave., Darien, Conn.)

Filed Sept. 3, 1958, Ser. No. 758,816

3 Claims. (Cl. 46--63) mum number of parts and capable of construction by employing mass production procedures.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a toy of the type mounted on an endless string in which the string is initially wound or twisted with subsequent alternate outward and inward movement of the loop ends of .the string, causing rotation of the toy in alternate directions at constantly changing rotational speeds whereby the sound mechanism will produce a changing sound as the rotational speed increases and decreases.

Still other objects and advantages will appear from the following description of an exemplifying embodiment of this invention, from the appended claims and from the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy;

Figure 2 is an exploded group perspective view of the toy of Figure 1.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the numeral generally designates the whirling and sound producing toy of the present invention. The toy 10 includes a central portion or hub 12 having spaced transverse apertures 14 therein for receiving an endless cord or string 16. Extending longitudinally outwardly from each end of the hub 12 is a shank 18 having a reduced end 20'received in the hub 12 with the reduced end having a transverse aperture 22 for alignment with the transverse apertures 14 in the hub 12 when assembled. A cup shaped sound chamber 24 is mounted on the outer end of each shank 18. The diameter of the shank 18 increases outwardly with the outer end thereof having a peripheral recess 26 therein with a projection or tab 28 for engagement with a slot 30 in the sound chamber which is of generally cylindrical configuration.

The alignment tabs or lugs 28 are arranged at such an angular position for location of the slots at the same angular position whereby sound will be produced as air rushes over the slots 30 during alternate rapid rotation of the toy. The toy could have hub 12 and shanks 18 of integral construction.

All separate parts of the whistle toy are preferably fabricated of a suitable plastic material, or of any other suitable material. The separate parts also can be fabricated of any combination materials such as plastic and metal, etc. Preferably all separate parts of the toy should be cemented with any suitable plastic cement, or glued together with any suitable adhesive agent when assembled. Also, if so desired the separate parts can be tightly friction fitted. The separate parts may be provided with conl 'atented 7,

-2 trasting colors for eye appeal, andforease of distinguishing t he parts and providingnovel appearance All the hollow sound chamber slots must be designed and mounted at such a critically predetermined angular position as to cause sound as air rushes over the apertures as the device is set in rapid alternate rotation. It is pointed out that the shortening of the distance between the sound producing slots or from the center to the sound chambers gives a more rapid rotation thereby providing more sound. The sound producing slots are generally in alignment but may be in alternate relationship.

It is understood that this invention is not confined to the particular embodiment shown and described, the same being merely'illustrative and that this invention may be carried out in other ways within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of this invention as it is obvious that the particular embodiment shown and described is only one of the many that may be employed to attain the objects of this invention.

I claim:

1. A whistle toy construction comprising a cylindrical shaped hub with opposite end portions, said hub embodying a pair of closely spaced transverse openings extending through the mid-portion thereof for receiving a rotating wind-up string, said wind-up string forming the axis of rotation of said hub during rotation thereof; a pair of conical shaped shank means each having a small circular end and a large circular end, the small circular ends of said shank means secured to the opposite end portions of said hub; and a pair of whistle constructions of cylindrical shape made wholly of plastic material and of greater diameter than that of said hub, one whistle construction carried by each of the large circular ends of each of said shank means for whistling during rotation of said hub upon said string, wherein said whistle construction includes a hollow cylindrical shaped sound chamber in each one of said pair, each of said sound chambers having a longitudinal slot extending through the cylindrical side wall thereof for producing sound as air rushes over said slot during rapid alternate rotation of the sound chamber; wherein said slots are disposed with the longitudinal axis generally disposed radially to the Wind-up string extending through the transverse holes in said hub and forming the axis of rotation thereof.

2. A whistle toy construction comprising a cylindrical shaped hub having a pair of closely spaced transverse openings extending through the mid-section thereof for receiving a rotating wind-up string, shank means of conical shape extending longitudinally outwardly from each end of said hub, and a whistle construction carried by the outer end of each of said shank means for whistling during rotation of the hub; wherein said whistle construction includes a pair of substantially cylindrical internal hollow sound chambers of greater diameter than the diameter of said hub, each of said sound chambers having a longitudinal slot extending through the side wall thereof for producing sound as air rushes over the slot during rapid alternate rotation of the sound chambers; wherein said hub is rotatable about a transverse axis formed by said string.

3. A whistle construction comprising a cylindrical shaped hub having a pair of opposite ends and a pair of closely spaced transverse openings extending through the mid-section thereof for receiving a rotating wind-up string; a pair of tapered shank type supporting means, one support means extending longitudinally outwardly from each of said opposite ends of said hub, and a cylindrical whistle construction of greater diameter than that of said hub carried by the outer ends of each of said support means for whistling during rotation of the hub; wherein said whistle 3 l 7' 7 construction includes a pair of substantially cylindrical References Cited in the file of this patent internal hollow sound chambers made wholly of plastic UNITED STATES PATENTS material each of said chambers having a slot extending r 1,533,889 N b A 14, 1925 through the slde Wall thereof for producing sound as an 5 2,065,823 5 2335: et a1 52 29, 1936 rushes over the slots dunng rapld alternate rotatlon of the sound chamber; wherein said slots are aranged in align- FOREIGN PATENTS ment. 7 605,430 'France Feb. 16, 1926 

